Geography
A group or chain of islands
What is an archipelago?
This Kingdom eventually defeated its neighbors and took over all of Korea with a little bit of help
What is the Silla Kingdom?
Ancient religious practice founded in Japan and present to this day
What is Shinto/Shintoism?
This Korean Kong developed many things including the Korean alphabet
Who is King Sejong?
What is moveable type print?
The land mass of Korea is this
What is a peninsula?
This Dynasty came to power after a peasant revolt and is where the Exonym for Korea comes from
What is the Goryeo/Koryo Dynasty?
What is a Torii Gate?
This famous lady wrote extensively about court life during the Heian Period
Who is Sei Shonagon?
This particular form of Buddhism present in Japan stresses practical applications of ideas and interactions between master and students
What is Zen Buddhism?
Capital of Japan during the Heian Period that was modeled after a chinese city
What is Heian-Kyo (Kyoto)
This very pretty pottery has a bluish green glaze
What is celadon?
Code of conduct for Samurai
What is Bushido?
This Chinese Emperor is said to have come to power by tricking his father and slaying his brothers
Who is Tang Taizong?
The capital of South Korea.
What is Seoul?
This area was home to a prominent clan during the 6th century in Japan
What is the Yamato Plain?
Korean Alphabet
What is hangul?
Large land owners during Feudal Japan
What are Daimyo?
This famous tale written during the Heian period by a women is often regarded as one of the most famous works of Japanese literature
What is the Tale of Genji?
Today the Imperial Japanese family claims linage from this god
Who is Amaterasu?
The largest of Japan's four main Islands
What is Honshu?
This Chinese Emperor launched a military Campaign into Korea and made it into a military colony in 108 BCE
Was was Emperor Wudi of the Han?
Japan has three writing systems, however this one was used exclusively by men during the Heian Period
What is Kanji?
This Monk traveled to China during the Tang dynasty to learn of Buddhism among other things
First emperor of the Yuan Dynasty
Who is Kublai Khan?